Dragon Islands Cities

[Skimbo]

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@bat: Thanks a lot and I hope you like it =)
@TomasNeto: THank yo too!


U56[/b]


Heyho and welcome to the fiftysixth update of my CJ Dragon islands.

Today we will visit the Saphira district of Shì Yan. This district is located at the western end of the city and is splitted into 1/3 high dense residential area, 1/3 sports park and 1/3 hi-tec park.

Let's start at a point you already know, the social housing projects near Ao ke lù station.
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The western end of the residential area presents itself a bit wealthier than the eastern end.
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But all of this area is dominated by two orange-red towers at the waterside.
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The area to the west and south of the highrises gave this district it's name. From 1900 onward a big jevellery manufacture doinated all the area along the coast. The main products whas jevellery with thoose nice saphires in their wounderful colors, when it burnt down and went bankrupt in 1986, it left nearly 13.000 workers without a job and a big unused area.

In the late 1990s the city government nominated this area as one of the possible places for a new supersports center and won this project.
The project contained the renovation of the old baseball stadium shown in the next picture....
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...a completeley new watersports arena...
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...a new mutifunctional arena, used for basketball games, as concert hall and so on...
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...And a new soccer arena that can also be used for multiple other cinds of sports.
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The whole complex is located along the shoreline and uses huge parks as filler pieces, partyfields for fans and other stuff.
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Some overground parking and a metro station complete the complex.
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Northern Saphira is a Hi-Tec industry park, one of many in this region.
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And a small overview =)
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I hope you've liked this update, greetings, Skimbo

[noahclem]

Great updates! I like the sports complex and residential districts and those parking lots are really nice! Nice shorelines as well.

[Reikhardt]

I second everything Noah said! Great update as always Skimbo 

[RickD]

Great work. The sports complex looks very futuristic.

[peter007]

Very nice update.
Your stadion is wonderful.
It's a shame that I missed two or three updates.

-Ernst

[ricardomiranda]

Without a doubt the best day I've ever read, congratulations!

[Evillions8]

Although I never read here and I go to ST instead.  ST isn't working for me, so I'll reply here. 

I like the unified housing blocks and LOVE the flora work! 

[bat]

That's a nice sport complex!
Great work on this new update.

[Skimbo]

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@noahclem: Thanks a lot!
@Reikhardt: And I second the thanks a lot
@RickD: The city needed something fuuristic looking.
@peter007: No, it's not a shame to miss a couple of updates , thanks
@ricardomiranda: Thank you very much for that!
@Evillions: Thanks!
@bat: Thank you too!



U57[/b]


Heyho and welcome to the fiftyseventh update of my CJ Dragon Islands. Today we're going to take a trainride again. We're going to take the Coastal limited from Shì Yan to Hong Sí.

Shì Yan, 10:35PM. We and some other passengers are waiting for the DI-East service 0942 on plattform 5 of Shì Yan central station. The train will be pretty crowded today due the DISC tracks are blocked for very important works on a bridge. Service 0947 is a paralelle running regional rail service and builds together with the special services 5047 and 5048 the replacement for this late evening hour's HSR trains between Lònghú and Hong Sì airport.
The normal 4-car-EMU got extended by one normal and one motor carriage to increase the capacity.
We will leave the train again at Hòng sì while it will continue it's service to the airport and will arrive after a few more stops at Shì Fenghuang.
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After the departure.
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Our train is rushing over the viaduct leading to the left end of the picture while another E257 is heading straight.
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Running through Shi Yan....
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....Over east bay Bridge....
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...Takeing the single track over to the coastal line...
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...Rushing through a small commuter station...
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Ariving at the first Neighbourhoods of Hòng Sì...
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Passing through another Hi-Tec park....
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Running along the coast
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Arrival at Hòng sí Station.
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I hope you've liked this update, greetings, Skimbo

[sim_vern]

Awesome MD! I like you how well you incorporated your rail lines. I really like that Dragon statue.  Can you post a direct link?


I also like the use of  this transfer station with underpass. I have never seen that before.  Very nice!

[kwakelaar]

The Saphira district looks great, I really like how you made the sport complexes, parks and beaches as a whole.

[kelis]

Stunning shots my friend, very Asiatic as always, Continues with  the great job 

[bat]

The pictures of the trainride from Shì Yan to Hong Sí are wonderful!
Nice places there! And looking forward to the eastside of Shì Yan.

[noahclem]

Beautiful updates! I always love your variety of stations, Asian neighborhoods, green spaces, and winding rails!

[Skimbo]

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@sim_vern: Thanks!  I found this station at Bripizza.net
@kwackelaar: Thanks a lot!
@kelis: THank you
@bat: Thanks a lot for your comment =)
@noahclem: THank you too!



U58[/b]

Heyho and welcome to the fiftyeith update of my CJ Dragon Islands.

Today I'm going to show you 8 pics of the snamm eastside district of Shì Yán.

Let's start with this image. Thoose estates are located partly in the east side and partly in the east bay district.
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This area is located in the district' s center
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The old temple is sourrounded by highrises.
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The southern border
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Central school and eastside station (Coastal line)
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Steep mountains are the district's south border.
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Eastern eastend is the beginning of the suburbz
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And a small overview....
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I hope you've liked this small update, greetings, Skimbo.

[Yan077]

Very very nice updates, great overview on the last picture 

[Reikhardt]

Nice update sir, but for the life of me I cannot spot the dragon this time 

[peter007]

Fabulous update
Great train skin 

[rooker1]

Great looking city.  I like the dencity of city mixed with those great looking forests.

Robin 

[Skimbo]

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@Yan077: Thanks a lot for that!
@Reikhardt: THank you very much! There is a help where to search it below, is well hidden in U58
@peter007Thanks for that!
@rooker1Thank you too!


Dragon: Last update: Pic 1 sitting on a roof at the top.


U59[/b]

Heyho and welcome to the fiftyninth update of my CJ Dragon Islands.
Today I'm going to show you the Southbeach district of Shì Yan.

South beach is another one of the highrise districts around the bay of Shì Yan.

Let's start at the northwestern end of the district...
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The bridge over the narrow bay entry is a very important connection to the west and the western ciy center. Rubin Boulevard is running over it, as usual very jammy in the rush hour.
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The official "Southbeach" turned slowly from a sandy beach area to it's today's apperience.
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That's the place I like most of this area. Some buildings squeezed on a tiny flat area between the mountains and the sea.
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A nightpic...
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And an overview. The houses at the bottom right corner of this image belong to Eastend district.
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I hoppe you've enjoyed this update, greetings, Skimbo.